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William was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He lived next to a graveyard, which is believed to have influenced him later on.
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He tried to write his first novel when he was 12 years old. He attended a school his father ran called Marlborough Grammar
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He wrote his first real work called "Poems", he attended Brasenose Collage at Oxford University studying English literature.
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He got a teaching position at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. He taught English and Philosophy.
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William married Ann Brookfield. They lived Falmouth, Cornwall. They had two children, David and Judith
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William joined the Royal Navy to fight in WWII. He abandoned teaching to assist Lord Cherwell
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Lord of the Flies was published after 21 rejections. The book was based upon a classic good and evil moral
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Peter Brook made a film adaption of Lord of the Flies. Later, a new film version was released that brought the book back to life
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William won a Nobel Peace Prize at age 73. Later, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth
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He died of a heart attack in Perranarworthal, Cornwall. After The Double Tongue was published.
